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Her decision comes after caucus infighting over the last week following a disappointing showing the election At least seven Dem incumbents have lost with at least a few more expected to fall On election day Bustos (and other tops Dems) predicted Dems would expand majority.

Bustos barely won her own race this cycle, which I'm told was also a factor in the decision. Some names being floated as potential replacements include Cardenas, Sanchez, Sean Patrick Maloney and Veasey.

“I want you to know that I will not seek another term as the Chair of the DCCC,” Bustos says in letter to Dems. “Instead, I will focus my efforts legislatively to help President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as we Build Back Better For the People.”

“I, too, hoped for better results last week. I am gutted at the losses we sustained,” Bustos adds. “The DCCC will commence, with the Caucus’ input, a transparent after-action-review to better understand why the national polling and modeling environment failed to materialize.”

More NEWS: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney officially jumps in the race for DCCC chair. "We must defend vulnerable frontline members while working to expand our majority in what will almost assuredly be a difficult environment," he says in announcing candidacy.